Spurs legend Heung-min Son has etched his name into South Korea’s record books with his latest strike against Uzbekistan – and Tottenham have wasted no time in congratulating their former captain.Heung-min Son may have departed north London, but he remains a huge part of the Tottenham Hotspur family.It is hard to argue otherwise, given he spent the best years of his career at Spurs, breaking records and eventually winning silverware. Son left Tottenham as:the club’s fifth-highest goalscorerone of only seven players at the time to reach 450 appearancesthe first senior competitive goalscorer at Tottenham Hotspur Stadiuma Premier League Golden Boot winnera FIFA Puskás Award winnerTottenham’s Europa League-winning captainSon even described himself as a Tottenham legend after helping the club lift the Europa League in 2024/25. Yet Son’s legendary status extends beyond Tottenham – he is also a national icon in South Korea.Photo by SpursWebTottenham congratulate Heung-min Son after breaking South Korea recordSon further cemented his place in history during the September international break with Korea.The former Tottenham No.7 featured in South Korea’s recent outing against Uzbekistan and was on target after just six minutes, helping his country to a 2-0 win in the friendly. That goal was historic, as it made Son South Korea’s all-time leading goalscorer.It was a well-taken strike, coming from a free-kick, with the former Tottenham captain beating the Uzbekistan goalkeeper with a low effort into the bottom right corner.Watch Son’s 59th goal for South Korea below: GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥SON HEUNG-MIN SCORES FROM THE FREE KICK!!!!CONGRATS TO SON, THE MOMENT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! HE BECOMES THE ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER FOR KOREA WITH 59 GOALS! 👏👏👏KOREA 1-0🫡🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷#손흥민 #LAFC #thfc #spurs pic.twitter.com/NmYrSPnlZq— Joel Kim (@KNTFootball) October 6, 2026Son’s record-breaking numbers for South KoreaThat strike was Son’s 59th goal for his country in 152 appearances, taking him past former Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen forward Cha Bum-kun at the top of the list.South Korea all-time top scorersRankPlayerCurrent clubDOBCapsMinutesGoalsGoals per match1Heung-min SonLos Angeles FC08.07.1992152194′590.392Bum-kun ChaRetired22.05.1953134210′570.433Sun-hong HwangRetired14.07.196880162′350.444Jae-han KimRetired01.04.194757129′330.585Lee-chun ParkRetired26.07.194771177′330.46Following his record-breaking strike, Tottenham sent a congratulatory message to their former star on X, writing: “Congratulations to Spurs legend Heung-min Son, who has become South Korea’s all-time top scorer! Incredible achievement, Sonny 🤍”Congratulations to Spurs legend Heung-Min Son, who has become South Korea's all-time top scorer! 🇰🇷Incredible achievement, Sonny 🤍 pic.twitter.com/iursAVTIGy— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) October 6, 2026Goalscoring has always been one of Son’s greatest qualities, and he delivered countless times in the Lilywhite shirt. He stands as Tottenham’s fifth-highest goalscorer of all time, with 173 goals in 454 appearances.RankPlayerGoalsAppearancesSpurs career1Harry Kane2804352011–20232Jimmy Greaves2663791961–19703Bobby Smith2083171955–19644Martin Chivers1743671968–19765Heung-min Son1734542015–20256Cliff Jones1593781958–19687Jermain Defoe1433632004–2008, 2009–20148George Hunt1381981930–19379Len Duquemin1343071947–195710Alan Gilzean1334391964–1974At LAFC, he continues to impress, scoring 20 goals and providing 23 assists in 49 appearances.READ MORE: Lucas Bergvall impresses for Sweden with 89% stat as Tottenham prepare for Man UnitedThe post Video: Tottenham legend Heung-min Son scores free-kick to break prestigious national record appeared first on Spurs Web.